EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY COUNCIL : POSTING OF WORKERS: MINISTERS DIVIDED OVER TWO KEY MEASURES.

The Council is far from reaching an agreement on the proposed directive to improve the implementation of the 1996 rules on the posting of workers. During the Employment and Social Policy Council, on 6 December, ministers were strongly divided over two key measures; the first, on national administrative requirements and control measures (Article 9), and the second on joint and several liability of subcontractors for compliance with minimum wages (Article 12) in the construction sector.

The proposal, presented in March 2012, aims to provide a better legal framework for situations where a worker is sent to work in another member state for a limited period and in the context of a defined provision of services. It provides a clearer definition of what consitutes the notion of posting'...